Feds order Cemex to pay $1.5M back wages

The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday that it has ordered Cemex Inc. to pay about $1.51 million in overtime back wages to 1,700 truck drivers in eight states, including North Carolina.

The Monterrey, Mexico-based cement and ready-mix concrete company, whose U.S. headquarters are located in Houston, caught the attention of federal regulators by failing to pay overtime to employees in Tampa, Fla.

The investigation expanded and resulted in the filing of a complaint with the U.S. Southern District Court in Houston. The case has been settled with the stipulation that Cemex continue to pay standard time-and-a-half overtime rates and maintain accurate, detailed payroll records.